Elton John DONT SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER UK 1ST TRANSLUCENT NR MINT
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ELTON JOHN - DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER
MAGNIFICENT NEAR MINT
GENUINE VERY 1ST ISSUE MINT MINUS SLEEVE
1ST RED TRANSLUCENT A2/B2 VINYL
- CATALOGUE:DJM DJLPH 427
- MATRIX: DJLPH 427 A2 / B 2
- 'AGONG' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE ONE
- 'BANG' ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE TWO
- TEXTURED 1ST ISSUE BOOKLET
- STAPLED BOOK
- RED TRANSLUCENT VINYL
This first press Elton John Album has to be one of the best copies out there. The Sleeve is just incredible, and is a genuine 1st issue Garrod and Lofthouse, which differs from later releases in the following ways.
First and most obviously the booklet is stapled into the sleeve not loose like later issues. the staples have to be visible on the spine whereas on the later sleeves there were no staples.
Secondly the front edge has to be sealed like Pink Floyd's DSOM first issue sleeves, later issues are open-ended and the book sits inside the front pocket.
Thirdly the book has a textured surface whereas the later ones are smooth to the touch
THE RECORD
THE LABELS
THE JET BLACK LABELS ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. THERE ARE NO MARKS OR STAINS ON THEM AT ALL. THE COLOUR FULLY EXTENDS INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE.. THE YELLOW DJM LOGO IS UNRUBBED AND THE SILVER TYPEFACE IS PERFECTLY LEGIBLE. THERE ARE JUST ONE MINUSCULE SPIDER LINE CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE SHOWING THAT THIS VINYL HAS ONLY EVER HAD A COUPLE OF TRIPS ROUND A TURNTABLE
THE VINYL
THIS VINYL GLEAMS LIKE NEW, AND HAS LOST NONE OF ITS ORIGINAL LUSTRE. THIS IS A FIRST PRESS HEAVYWEIGHT DISC IN VERY CLEAN CONDITION. IN DAYLIGHT THE VINYL IS FLAWLESS, WHEN VIEWED Y UNDER A MAGNIFYING LED HALO. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF EMBEDDED DULL SPECKLES AND STREAKS IN THE VINYL. ALSO WHEN HELD UP TO THE LIGHT YOU ARE ABLE TO SEE THAT THIS IS THE RED TRANSLUCENT VINYL PRESS
THE TEST PLAY
THE LP PLAYS THROUGH MAGNIFICENTLY ON BOTH SIDES, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO THE SOUNDBITES WHICH DEMONSTRATE JUST HOW FANTASTIC IT SOUNDS.
THE REPRODUCTION IS PURE FIRST PRESS WITH EVERY NOTE BEING CRISP AND CLEAR.
THERE IS NO DISTORTION TO THE SOUND EITHER AT ANY POINT SHOWING THAT THE COUPLE OF PLAYS THAT THE LP HAS HAD, WE COMPLETED WITH A CORRECTLY WEIGHTED AND UNWORN STYLUS
THERE IS NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE AND NO MORE THAN THE VERY ODD SEMI SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC IN ONE OR TWO OF THE LINKING GROOVES AND MOST SILENT PASSAGES
I HEARD JUST 4-5 DUST POPS THROUGH THE WHOLE PLAYTHROUGH
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO GRADE THIS VINYL NEAR MINT FOR THE PLAY
PLEASE LISTEN TO IT AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL STANDARDS
THE SLEEVE
FIRST ISSUE GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE SLEEVE WITH THE 1ST ISSUE TEXTURED BOOKLET, STAPLES SPINE, AND SEALED FRONT EDGE
HIGHLY POLISHED LAMINATE ON THE FRONT SURFACE WHICH GLEAMS LIKE A MIRROR. HAS NO HEAVY CREASES OR CREASE LINES. NO BENDS OR FOLDS EITHER A STUNNING EXAMPLE OF THIS VERY FIRST ISSUE COVER.
THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY ZERO!!! LAMINATE LINES NEAR THE SPINE NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE.
NO RING WEAR OR EVEN RECORD SHAPE
THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP AND SQUARE
THE SPINE IS ALSO MINT. FLAT AND UNSQUASHED, WITH EVERY LETTER OF TYPEFACE CLEARLY LEGIBLE.NO LAMINATE PEEL OR FLAKE, AND THE FIRST ISSUE WITH THE STAPLES TOP AND BOTTOM
THE OPENING EDGE IS RAZOR SHARP AND AGAIN SHOWS JUST HOW LITTLE THIS RECORD HAS BEEN OUT OF THE COVER. THE FRONT EDGE IS SEALED AS IT SHOULD BE ON THIS FIRST ISSUE COVER
THE REAR SURFACE IS EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AS THE FRONT, JUST A SINGLE PRESSURE LINE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE
OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A PRISTINE PAIR OF INNER PANELS. UNUSUALLY THERE IS NO PAPER PULL ON THE BOTTOM EDGE WHERE THE LAMINATE WRAPS ROUND. CLEARLY THIS SLEEVE WAS ALLOWED TO DRY BEFORE BEING CLOSED.
THE ORIGINAL 1ST ISSUE BOOKLET WAS ISSUED WITH TEXTURED PAPER WHEREAS LATER ISSUES WERE UNTEXTURED, AND THIS ONE IS JUST IMMACULATE AND THIS IS CORRECTLY AND TIGHTLY STAPLED IN PLACE
THE INNER SLEEVE HAS BEEN COVERED WITH PRESS CLIPPINGS FROM THE DATE OF THE ALBUM
THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAS WRITTEN INSIDE THE OPENING EDGE THE DATE OF PURCHASE AND WHERE IT WAS OBTAINED. VIRGIN OXFORD STREET 24.1.1973 (DAY OF RELEASE)
THIS IS A REAL RARITY AND A PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO GRADE THIS SLEEVE MINT MINUS
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID IF YOU CHOSE TO GO FOR IT
GARRY
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